CrPC Section 261: Summary trial by Magistrate of the second class
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Chapter 21: Summary Trails
Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).
261. Summary trial by Magistrate of the second class.- The High Court may confer on any Magistrate invested with the powers of a Magistrate of the second class power to try summarily any offence which is punishable only with fine or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months with or without fine, and any abetment of or attempt to commit any such offence.
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